Tampa Bay's Ben Bishop stopped 24 shots for his first NHL playoff victory Saturday, a 5-1 win over Detroit that evened their opening-round Eastern Conference series at one game apiece.
Tyler Johnson had two goals for the Lightning, which dropped Game 1...

Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonough scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, Thursday night in New York.
The Rangers shut down...

Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses around the NHL from the past week.
+ The legend of Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond, nicknamed "Hamburglar" at Bowling Green for his ability to steal games, continues to grow....

The Ducks are searching for why their second-period play is so less energetic than the other 40 minutes.
One thing they learned for certain in a 5-2 loss Friday is that committing such a dip against a team such as the Pittsburgh Penguins is too much to...

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Update: The Kings, who have won back-to-back games after losing three straight, didn't practice Friday and instead posed for their team photo. Center Anze Kopitar, whose scoring has slipped this season,...

There's unmistakable reluctance from the Ducks and James Wisniewski to say the team's most high-profile acquisition before the trade deadline is the "missing piece" to a Stanley Cup.
The Ducks (42-17-7) lead the NHL in points, but they also...

For years the NHL's most familiar player was Mr. Hockey, who gave way to the Great One, who in turn gave way to the Next One.
The next Next One could be any of a half-dozen players who will participate in this weekend's All-Star festivities at Nationwide...

The NHL All-Star game lost two of its biggest attractions Thursday when Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and hometown favorite Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets withdrew because of injuries.
Crosby’s Pittsburgh teammate, Evgeni...

The NHL ushered in 2014 with its Winter Classic outdoor game on New Year's Day, drawing a record crowd of 105,491 to Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor to see the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, and celebrate the game's cold-weather...

PITTSBURGH — They talked about keeping disciplined, staying out of the penalty box against the high-octane team possessing the league's best power play.
You can guess what happened next.
The Kings took three minor penalties in the first nine minutes...

Hockey limbo could have been the best description for the Kings' situation the last few days.
Because the Kings played short-handed in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers, they were able to use an emergency-roster exemption. They will recall winger David...

John Gibson didn’t match the preseason success of Frederik Andersen and he’s short of his fellow Ducks goalie’s NHL experience, but in Gibson’s homecoming game tonight, he’s the expected starter.
“He’s a gamer, and he’ll give us every chance to win,”...

1. New coach, general manager in Pittsburgh — new direction?Another early playoff exit cost Coach Dan Bylsma and General Manager Ray Shero their jobs, taken by Mike Johnston and Jim Rutherford, respectively. They must resolve defensive chaos, a lack of...

Scoring champion and MVP Sidney Crosby and goal-scoring champ Alexander Ovechkin have more in common than shiny trophies. Both Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals have a new coach and general manager.
The Penguins, who...

The Kings' Marian Gaborik has had a far more enjoyable playoff experience against the Ducks than in his previous encounter.
Gaborik, a right wing, has three goals and three assists in helping the Kings to a 2-1 Western Conference semifinal series lead....

CHICAGO — Bryan Bickell had a goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4 -1 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Brandon Saad scored his first two goals of the postseason, and Chicago earned...

Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins almost blew a four-goal lead before beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-3, on Monday night to clinch their first-round playoff series in six games.
The Blue Jackets, closer to making tee...

PITTSBURGH — Greetings from Pittsburgh. The Penguins and Kings held their morning skates at the Consol Energy Center in preparation for their game Thursday, and in talking to players and coaches from both sides afterward, the links between the teams...

PITTSBURGH — When the Kings wrap up their three-game, four-day trip Thursday against Pittsburgh, they'll also finish the non-conference portion of their schedule.
They might not want it to end because they've had such success against the East this...